Nomura-Backed Crypto Firm Komainu Raises $75 Million in Bitcoin

  • Komainu will use the capital to fund global expansion plans
  • Blockstream executives will join Komainu’s board of directors
Blockstream Chief Executive Adam Back will join Komainu’s board of directors.Photographer: Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg
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Komainu Holdings Ltd., a cryptocurrency custodian backed by Nomura Holdings Inc., has raised $75 million from Blockstream Capital Partners.

Pending regulatory approvals, the funding will be used to support Komainu’s global expansion as well as to integrate technologies developed by Blockstream Corp. for collateral management and tokenization.